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Azerbaijan Public Speaking Competition (APSC) is the platform that, using international experience, fosters future leaders, speakers in Azerbaijan.

APSC is a renowned partner of the ESU "The English-Speaking Union" organization of the Great Britain with over 100 years of experience. Within the framework of cooperation, the winners are sent annually to London to participate in an international competition.

“Azerbaijan Public Speaking Competition” which is a partner of the “The English-Speaking Union” holding the biggest public speaking competition of the world continues its activities successfully. On March 16, 2019, the platform having carried out different several public speaking competitions and educational projects up to now conducted the Junior Public Speakers Conference.

The main goal of the conference was to gather the best public speakers in the country, to give them a chance to express their ideas and also to introduce the demand of the 21st century - opportunities of public speaking in different spheres like career, personal branding and business through panel discussion held with the participation of the professional, international speakers.

At the conference the 10 public speakers’ speeches on the topic “The best way to predict the future is to invent it” were accepted by everybody with interest and evaluated by the jury. The 3 best public speakers in Azerbaijan were determined:

1st place: Adil Gatarli – Baku Engineering University

2nd place: Vagif Gasimov – Baku-Oxford School

3rd place: Lamiya Huseyn- “Dunya” School

Adil Gafarli, the winner of the competition entitled to represent Azerbaijan and will visit London on May 13-17, 2019 to compete with representatives of 54 countries for becoming the best speaker in the world.

The panel session on “Importance of Public Speaking at Business and Personal Branding” was also held at the event. The panel participants were Rashad Bayramov, International Public Speaker, Tatyana Mikayilova, Chairwoman of “100 Business Women of Azerbaijan” and Aysel Suleymanova, Head of Marketing and Communication Department at PwC Azerbaijan Company.

To note that, APSC also cooperates with “Public Speakers Association” PSA of the USA. The “International Public Speakers” conference held in different countries of the world every year brings together corporative employees, company leaders, public speakers, and business leaders. The persons selected from Azerbaijan participate at the conference.

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